Berberis vulgaris — Barberry Bar ber*ry, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.] (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Berberis}, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. {Berberis vulgaris} is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

direct primary — noun Date: 1900 a primary in which nominations of candidates for office are made by direct vote … New Collegiate Dictionary